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CHA—CHI
the ravines, especially those on the south slope into the valley, being densely
crowded with trees chiefly oak. The place is well watered by springs and
streams and the grazing is good. It is inhabited by the Siah Kurds under
Akbar Khan. They number 1,000 tents; of which about half are in this
valley. In winter they move down, leaving, however, 200 tents at Kaleh
Shah Taqi, which remain there all the year round. The tribe owns a
certain number of horses and mules as well as large herds of sheep and
goats, which latter probably number not less than five or six thousand.
(Vaughan.)
chalah!—
A sub-section of the Kalhur tribe in Kirmanshah, which, with the Chupan-
kareh sub-section, numbers about a hundred families.— (Plowden.)
CHILAWAR—
A range of mountains between Isfahan and (Schindler.)
CHILIBlANLU—
A tribe of Azarbaijan, 1,500 tents and houses.
CHILIK—
A village in Kurdistan inhabited by Tartars, situated on the left bank
: of the Jaghatu river, north of Sauj Bu\agh.—(RawUnson; Thielmann.)
CHILlYAND—
A river in Azarbaijan running into the Caspian not far from Astara.
It is crossed 10 miles from Astara on the road from Tabriz to Rasht, via
Ardabil and Enzali. It is dangerous owing to quicksands, and requires
an experienced guide to assist in fording it. It forms a sand bank at its
mouth.—(IF. Holmes.)
CHILNU—
A halting place 21 miles from Uganuri (?) on the Shushtar-Isfahan
road, via Bazuft and Kahurukh.— (Mackenzie.)
CHINAR—
A village owned by peasant proprietors, containing 80 houses, 350
people, situated on the southern slopes of the mass of hills behind Injedan,
19 miles from Kashan on the road to Sultanabad.
There is a “ Kaleh ” on a low sandstone hill, from which the whole
Khumain valley is seen.. Khumain itself being some 41 miles distant. The
village is watered by a spring ; 18,200 lbs. of grain are sown yearly. There are
about 20 looms in the place. Taxes 150 tumdns.—(Preece, P>93.)
CHINAS—
A village 46| miles from Kazvin to the left of the post road thence to
Tabriz, and on the Abhar river.— (Schindler.)
CHINGINlA— Elev. 3,550'.
A village in Kurdistan 10 miles from Mama Kulan on the road to
Sulaimanieh situated on the edge of a deep ravine.—(Gerard.)
CHINGlNl KUSH—
A village in Upper Silakhur 6 miles from Burujird.— (Schindler.)